We should round up these fatties and force them into camps and force them to exercise while at the same time reducing their calorie intake, Type 2 diabetes has been shown to respond very well to weight loss. Maybe we should call them Freedom through exercise camps.

Slaves2Darkness:We should round up these fatties and force them into camps and force them to exercise while at the same time reducing their calorie intake, Type 2 diabetes has been shown to respond very well to weight loss. Maybe we should call them Freedom through exercise camps.

Slaves2Darkness:We should round up these fatties and force them into camps and force them to exercise while at the same time reducing their calorie intake, Type 2 diabetes has been shown to respond very well to weight loss. Maybe we should call them Freedom through exercise camps.

Or... we could pressure our politicians to stand up to the Corn lobby, who thanks to government subsidies for planting corn (because it was going to make us less energy dependent) shove a diabeetus inciting product into just about every processed food sold in the country.

1) Remove subidies2) See less corn syrup in processed food3) See price of processed food rise4) See healthier options now equally affordable5) See diabeetus rates drop over time

No wait, that would take money from politician pockets and be less visible stunt legislation for "Oh look at me I'm fighting fatties!" politicians.

magic_patch:I can't even imagine that if it's true....10% is a fairly significant percentage. I've only ever met one diabeetus person ever, and I live in Scotland (aka The Sick Man of Europe) so I should know.

Unless you're making them sew stars on their lapels (hey, there' s an idea for Bloomie!), how would you know? Diabetics don't typically announce their status to every random stranger they meet.

bangmaid:Slaves2Darkness: We should round up these fatties and force them into camps and force them to exercise while at the same time reducing their calorie intake, Type 2 diabetes has been shown to respond very well to weight loss. Maybe we should call them Freedom through exercise camps.

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He doesn't have a newsletter, but he wrote an interesting book while he was in prison.

Lord_Dubu:Or... we could pressure our politicians to stand up to the Corn lobby, who thanks to government subsidies for planting corn (because it was going to make us less energy dependent) shove a diabeetus inciting product into just about every processed food sold in the country.

1) Remove subidies2) See less corn syrup in processed food3) See price of processed food rise4) See healthier options now equally affordable5) See diabeetus rates drop over time

No wait, that would take money from politician pockets and be less visible stunt legislation for "Oh look at me I'm fighting fatties!" politicians.

Yeah because the mayor of NYC has the power to introduce federal legislation. And damn him for trying to do anything at all within his power to try to help.

I agree that only banning certain sized sugary beverages is dumb, though. Maybe a tax on those drinks would be a better alternative, but the soft drink companies fight that tooth and nail.

The way that a substanital part of the US population is plunging gleefully into morbid obesity and all of the awful diseases obesity carries with it, at a time when the baby boomer generation is nearing retirement, I think it's inevitable that our hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, will become essentially suicide parlors, even if we try to cover it up with euphemisms. It's either that or we keep 30 million people barely alive at a cost of $30,000 a month per person, and their only reason to remain alive will be to see what kind of bacon double cheeseburger is on the menu for lunch.

brap:If it came from a source with even a smidgen of journalistic integrity I would be scandalized and outraged but as it stands my bullshiate detector is doing backflips.

This "I won't believe it because it's in _____" thing is getting old. FTA:

The figures are grim: The Health Department said the most recent numbers for 2011 showed nearly 650,000 adult New Yorkers said they had the disease - an increase of about 200,000 since 2002.The 10.5 percent figure was the first time the rate has hit double digits. It was just 4.2 percent from 1993 to 1995, and 9.3 percent in 2010."What's most alarming is that more than 200,000 New Yorkers are walking around with this serious disease and don't even know they're at risk for blindness, amputations, or even worse - premature death," said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. "We must work to end this crisis."

I've started to see more products that make of point of mentioning that they contain no HFCS. Salad dressings, ketchup, bread. They usually don't cost much more, if any at all, versus their counterparts.

So, if there is a growing market for people trying to avoid HFCS, let's hope this is reflected in product cost and availability.